Chapter 41 Steel Rolling Mill 2
I chatted with Director Sun for a while in the office.
Director Sun looked at the time and said, "Zhuzi, it's getting late. Let's go to the kitchen to do some business first. We'll talk after we're done."
Director Sun led He Yuzhu to the kitchen. Everyone in the kitchen looked over when they saw Director Sun coming.
Uncle Liu came up to us and asked, "Does the director have anything to explain?"
"He Yuzhu, we all know him. He is here for the reception today. Old Liu, please cooperate with everyone."
Director Sun brought He Yuzhu and Uncle Liu to the small warehouse.
"Everything is here, you can take care of it. You are also familiar with the kitchen. If you have anything to do, just ask Lao Liu. If he can't handle it, just go to the office and find me."
He Yuzhu looked at the ingredients in the small warehouse, which were quite abundant, and said, "Uncle Sun, go and do your business. Uncle Liu is here."
"Okay, Lao Liu, help Zhu Zhu do it and don't make any mistakes."
"Director, you can rest assured that I, Old Liu, will take care of things." Uncle Liu assured him, patting his chest.
Director Sun left after seeing that the arrangements were almost complete.
"Zhuzi, you've become a chef despite being quiet. Yesterday, I received a notice that Chairman Lou was going to entertain guests in the canteen and hired a chef from outside. I thought it was a chef from a big restaurant, but I didn't expect it. It's you."
Uncle Liu looked at the young He Yuzhu in disbelief.
"Uncle Liu, let's get the ingredients out first. It's getting late. The guests have arrived and the dishes haven't been cooked yet."
He Yuzhu asked Uncle Liu to move the vegetables first and then talk later.
Uncle Liu called a few handymen to come over and move all the ingredients to the kitchen.
Ever since they knew that He Yuzhu was here for the reception meal, everyone in the kitchen was talking about it. After all, I used to work as a handyman. I haven’t seen him for more than a year. He is still working as a handyman. He Yuzhu has become a master chef. I don’t know how good his cooking skills are. Just being invited to cook the reception meal means that He Yuzhu’s cooking skills should be better than Master Liu Gao is the most skilled cook among them all.
Uncle Liu found a few people to help He Yuzhu kill chickens and fish. Some dry goods have been soaked long ago.
He Yuzhu stewed everything that needed to be stewed first, after all, it took a lot of time. Then prepare other meat, fish, and vegetables as needed.
Everyone watched He Yuzhu handle the dishes smoothly, and all doubts in their hearts disappeared. Only envy remains.
I envy He Yuzhu's cooking skills, and I envy that He Yuzhu has a good master who can teach He Yuzhu to this level for more than a year.
But some people are born with jealousy. He Yuzhu is a fool. He is smarter than He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu's master should accept him as his apprentice. He should be an enviable chef, while He Yuzhu should be a fool who works as a handyman.
This is why Master Fan Dakang said that He Yuzhu was too young to convince the public.
As lunch time approached, Director Sun came to the kitchen to see how He Yuzhu was preparing.
"Zhuzi, how are you preparing? The guests will be arriving soon."
"No problem, it's all done. The food can be served when the guests arrive."
Director Sun took a look and went out when he was indeed ready.
After a while, there was movement outside, it must be that guests had arrived.
After waiting for a while, Director Sun also came in and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, the guests are here, let's start serving the dishes."
"okay."
Cold dishes, such as the Dongpo Pork Pork Pork, Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms, etc. started to be brought to the guest room by the female helpers in the kitchen.
He Yuzhu was also full of fire, and delicious dishes were brought out of the kitchen.
After the food was served, He Yuzhu took some time off, took out the cup he had brought, and rested. We can't leave now. Let's see if we need to add more food later.
Director Sun came to the kitchen after serving the food.
Uncle Liu came forward to welcome him, gave Director Sun a cigarette, and asked, "Director, who is here? We have to hire a cook from outside to cook for us."
When He Yuzhu heard Uncle Liu's question, he also pricked up his ears and eavesdropped.
Director Sun glanced at Uncle Liu and said, "You are a cook, why do you care who he is?"
"Tell me about it, I just saw them all wearing cadre uniforms." Uncle Liu said.
Seeing that everyone else was busy, Director Sun said to Uncle Liu: "Didn't we talk about a public-private partnership a while ago? This is what these people are here to do."
"Then we will be under the control of the public from now on?"
"Yes, from now on it will all be under the control of the public."
Director Sun looked at his watch and said, "It's time to eat. Bring the dishes to the front and get ready to eat."
Everyone in the canteen went to the front to prepare meals for the workers. Director Sun saw He Yuzhu sitting on the side and said, "Zhuzhu, please wait a little while, I will go to the box to check the situation."
"It's okay, Uncle Sun, you're busy with your business, I'll wait for a while, don't worry."
Director Sun turned around and left the kitchen, going to the reception box to inquire about the situation.
He Yuzhu was thinking about what he had just heard about the public-private partnership of the steel rolling mill. He originally thought that the steel rolling mill had been donated to the public by Lou Bancheng a long time ago, but he did not expect that the public-private partnership was only started now. This year is 1953, the first five-year plan has begun to be implemented, steel is the top priority, and the fate of the rolling mill has been decided.
After a while, Director Sun came back again.
"Zhuzi, you can go. The guests have finished eating, and they all praised your delicious cooking. I originally thought that there would be leftovers to try your cooking, but in the end there was no leftovers. It seems that I don't have any leftovers today. It’s a blessing.”
"Uncle Sun, who said you don't have a good mouth? Look what is this?"
He Yuzhu took out several bowls covered with plates from under the table next to him and opened them one by one.
"Look, I cooked a little more when I was cooking. I couldn't fix the fish and elbows, so I left some of the rest. This is your share with the kitchen."
Director Sun looked at the dishes in front of him, couldn't wait to take a pair of chopsticks, and took a bite of the food.
"Zhu Zhu, your craftsmanship is so good. No wonder Director Lou invited you over to serve as a reception. Have you eaten? Why don't we eat some together?"
"No, Uncle Sun, my portion has been packed. Just go back and eat." He Yuzhu refused Director Sun's invitation.
"Okay, this is your reward today." Director Sun handed He Yuzhu a red envelope.
"I'll take you out, or you'll go out and cause trouble yourself."
Director Sun hurriedly ate a few more bites of food, brought a lion's head to his office, and then sent He Yuzhu out of the gate of the steel rolling mill.
He Yuzhu said hello to Brother Li who was on duty at the door, got on his bicycle and went home.
